debster913
Well-known member
Hi, all--
This thread is in reference to another thread I started a few weeks ago titled "Not heart related, but need some womanly insight..."
I finally saw my gyno yesterday about my now three-months-absent period. He says it's "most likely just stress," yet, taking the good advice from those of you who replied, I pressed him into testing me for cancer. This is because my symptoms have been relentless since my last post. He says: "There's no need to since you're too young to have this cancer, and you're probably just having digestive problems from stress."
True, the past four years of my life have been stressful, and many of you who know me and have read other of my posts know this. But in nearly 25 years of having a menstrual cycle, I have never once missed a period. I've been up to a week late, but I've never missed, spotted, had pain, and the other symptoms I've displayed.
To make a long story short, I went in today for my CA-125 test. Had I not been a persistent patient, can you imagine? I hope and pray that the results come out negative. Besides, considering my family history of cancer, I figured it would be a good idea to rule it out.
Anyway...had my cardio reacted the same way when my valve failed: "you're too young, and you're probably just short of breath from stress," and had I just believed him, I'd be dead by now. Thank God my cardio was proactive and decided to test me thoroughly, since I didn't know any better anyhow back then! I have learned not to take my health for granted.
By the way...found out through a girlfriend that a mutual friend of ours from high school just passed away from a failing valve. Another one! She had never been to see a cardio since all her life since her murmur was deemed "harmless," and when she went to her GP a few months ago to complain of fatigue, shortness of breath, etc., her doctor told her that she was just stressed from her job and needed to relax. She died in her sleep last week from mitral valve failure at age 37.
Just wanted to update/complain/share.
I'll be back on soon~
Debi
This thread is in reference to another thread I started a few weeks ago titled "Not heart related, but need some womanly insight..."
I finally saw my gyno yesterday about my now three-months-absent period. He says it's "most likely just stress," yet, taking the good advice from those of you who replied, I pressed him into testing me for cancer. This is because my symptoms have been relentless since my last post. He says: "There's no need to since you're too young to have this cancer, and you're probably just having digestive problems from stress."
True, the past four years of my life have been stressful, and many of you who know me and have read other of my posts know this. But in nearly 25 years of having a menstrual cycle, I have never once missed a period. I've been up to a week late, but I've never missed, spotted, had pain, and the other symptoms I've displayed.
To make a long story short, I went in today for my CA-125 test. Had I not been a persistent patient, can you imagine? I hope and pray that the results come out negative. Besides, considering my family history of cancer, I figured it would be a good idea to rule it out.
Anyway...had my cardio reacted the same way when my valve failed: "you're too young, and you're probably just short of breath from stress," and had I just believed him, I'd be dead by now. Thank God my cardio was proactive and decided to test me thoroughly, since I didn't know any better anyhow back then! I have learned not to take my health for granted.
By the way...found out through a girlfriend that a mutual friend of ours from high school just passed away from a failing valve. Another one! She had never been to see a cardio since all her life since her murmur was deemed "harmless," and when she went to her GP a few months ago to complain of fatigue, shortness of breath, etc., her doctor told her that she was just stressed from her job and needed to relax. She died in her sleep last week from mitral valve failure at age 37.
Just wanted to update/complain/share.
I'll be back on soon~
Debi
